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Yinggehai Salt Pans


Country/territory: China (mainland)

IBA criteria met: A1, A4iii (2009)
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Area: 30,000 hectares (300.00 km2)


Site description (2009 baseline)
Located on the cape of south-western Hainan, the IBA is the second largest nationally-managed salt pan in China; salt pans of a similar scale have become scarce in southern China. The salt pans have recently been abandoned and have subsequently become a roosting site for some 20,000 migratory waterbirds.

Key biodiversity

Non-bird biodiversity: No information.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Yinggehai Salt Pans (China (mainland)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/yinggehai-salt-pans-iba-china-(mainland) on 24/12/2024.